The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-29
HE WAS VERY CALM.
The Dakota Man Who Was Not
Frightened at Cyclone.
From the DOEof0 ReH

The Dakota Man Who Was Not
Frightened at a Cyclone.
From, the Dakota Bell
A well-known resident of Sioux Falls was
out driving in the country one day last
week While coming back and when about
four miles from the city, a heavy wind came
up. To the well-hnown resident it looked
cyclonish, and he drove up to the first house.
He went in and found three or four ladies,
who We're alone in the house and somewhat
frightened.
There is no danger, ladies, no danger, l
assure you. Simply a straight wind-no
cyclone Keep cool. By the way-er-is
there cellar under the houseF q
YES, SIR
"Um!--that is good. No danger, though,
as l said. Pray keep calm and it will be
over directly. Where-where did you say
the cellar door was ~
Over there in the corner"
"Ah, yes; thanks this one. Yes, Illopen
it-might as well be open as shut, you know.
There will be no need of going down, how
ever. Simply a little thunder shower ac-
companed by wind"
''We're not very much frightened"
"Of course not-that's right--neither am
l." Just then the house began to shake and
the limb of a tree scratched against the
window ''Don't be at all alarmed, ladies';
you keep right still Good cellar, | sup
pose q he added, peering down.
YES"
Here a board blew off the fence and
slapped against the side of the house.
I'm going down a moment, ladies; don't
be frightened; the house is safe" and he
shot down the stairs, slipped off broken
step toward the bottom and landed in a box
Of eggs. ''Stay right where you are, ladies', "
he shouted from the cellar; sit is about all
over now."
Just then the wind blew open the outside
cellar door, and an empty barrel rolled
down
"Great-oh, nothing, nothing at allr'
howled the man as he leaped over TO the
other side of the cellar: "try and be calm,
ladies. This wind will purify the atmos-
phere. You aren't scared much, hopes"
"Oh, no; not much"
That's right; keep up your courage
ladies are usually so easily frightened.
Say" as he tried to dig the sand, which was
blowing in, out of his eyes, and stepped in
a crock of butter-"say, would one of you
mind going around and shutting that out
side door?'
1--WE will when it stops blowing little. ="
Then an empty box tipped over and
| rolled down the stairway, the wind roared
| louder than ever, and there was a sharp
clap of thunder.
"Be calm, ladies; try and be calm for
your, own sakesl Oh, great heavens, it's
| going, it's going" he groaned as he crouched
in one corner in a box of glass fruit jars and
thought he saw one corner of the house
raise little. "Oh, good Lord, I'm lost
| it's going sure! Keep cool, ladies, there is
no danger For heavens sake see that cor
ner flop upl Be calm, ladies; simply a little
| furry of the wind! Oh, I'd give thousand
dollars to be out of this!n and he dug his
feet into the box and broke two jars Of
Strawberries. "Try and bear up, ladies
1t will soon be overt Oh, if 1 ever get out
alive I'll leave this blasted country! Good
graciousl ladies, when are you going to shut
the door? Be calm! but shut that door,"
"Mollie has gone out to shut it now-the
wind is all over, replied one of the ladies'.
| Eyes, it's all over, know" replied the
man, cautiously coming to the foot of the
stairs; 81 told youit soon would be. You
see there was no reason for becoming so
alarmed. But you ladies will, you always
will, " he added as he came on up and peered
out the corner of window. II don't doubt
that you would have been still more scared
if had not happened along and made you
understand there was really no danger"
Then he went out and started for town.
But just before he got there the man who
lived at the house, having arrived home
meantime, overlook him riding big white
horse, and made him pay 50 for the butter
he had spoiled, and 81 80 for the fruit and
| 75c. for the eggs, and took S. bill and said
he didn't have any change and rode off with
| it.